From Dangote Refinery to Pan-African Data Intelligence:
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Convergence of Physical Trading & Market Analytics
Immediate Cash Flow
Direct access to Dangote Refinery output. Serve 17 West African markets with proven arbitrage opportunities.
Strategic Moat
Bolyx Analytics: The "Bloomberg Terminal" for African fuel markets. Real-time price discovery infrastructure.
Trading generates the data. Data optimizes the trading. Each investment makes the other more valuable—a flywheel competitors cannot replicate.
Africa's largest refinery eliminates import dependency and creates unprecedented arbitrage opportunities across West African markets.
Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Gambia
Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Cape Verde
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad
Not just fuel trading—we're building end-to-end corridor dominance: Storage + Stations + Data Intelligence + Trading Desk. A replicable model competitors cannot match.
Each layer feeds the others: Stations generate data → Data optimizes trading → Trading fills storage → Storage supplies stations. This flywheel cannot be replicated by single-layer competitors.
850 km • Tanzania domestic • 15 stations planned
510 km • Zambia border • 10 stations + 2 storage depots
1,500 km • Uganda corridor • 25 stations via Kenya
650 km • DRC mining belt • Premium pricing market
Lagos → Dar (18-22 days, $80-120/MT) vs. Rotterdam → Dar (35-40 days, $200-250/MT)
PMS: ICE LSGO Futures +/- premium/discount
Jet: Platts Cif Cargoes NWE benchmark
Secure prime highway locations NOW before Chinese/Indian traders arrive
OUR stations = OUR data partners. Competitors get delayed, inaccurate pricing
| Revenue Stream | Year 1 | Year 3 | Year 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Volume (MT/year) | 50,000 | 180,000 | 400,000 |
| Filling Stations Operational | 20 | 65 | 120 |
| Storage Capacity (M liters) | 15M | 50M | 100M |
| Total Revenue | $8.5M | $42M | $125M |
| EBITDA | $3.2M | $18M | $58M |
Transforming opaque markets into transparent, data-driven ecosystems through real-time price discovery infrastructure.
West Africa has zero reliable, real-time fuel price infrastructure
Traders operate blind, missing arbitrage opportunities worth millions
$500M-$2B in infrastructure investments made without reliable data
Traders call contacts in 17 countries, getting outdated snapshots
740+ verified contributors across 17 countries, updating continuously
Immutable, GPS-tagged price submissions with timestamp validation
Portfolio optimization, risk management, scenario planning for $17M-$86M deployments
Algorithmic traders, banks, and funds plug directly into live data streams
16-market ROI comparison with landed costs, margins, and risk classifications
PMS & Diesel revenue projections with demand-adjusted pricing models
12-factor risk weighting with VaR/CVaR governance systems
Monte Carlo simulations for FX shocks, oil spikes, border closures
Optimize 5-country allocations balancing risk, volume, and margin
Real-time rebalancing alerts when market margins shift significantly
Trading generates data. Data optimizes trading. Each business makes the other more valuable—a self-reinforcing cycle competitors cannot replicate.
Every Dangote shipment captures real market pricing
Bolyx collects & verifies pricing from 740+ contributors
Higher profits = more trades = richer data
Platform shows Cape Verde $1.40/L vs Ghana $1.08/L
Each business funds and improves the other. Trading delivers immediate ROI (46-69%) while building the data moat. Data creates institutional value (10-40x exit) while making trading smarter. Competitors can't replicate this because they only have one side.
The West African model is replicable across the continent. Our vision: Populate Africa's major corridors with integrated fuel infrastructure and market intelligence—from Lagos to Dar es Salaam, Cairo to Cape Town.
West African coastal highway serving 200M+ people
Mombasa to Kampala to Kigali trade route
The ultimate Pan-African corridor
Algeria-Niger-Nigeria corridor
Mozambique to Zimbabwe inland route
Tanzania to Zambia landlocked supply
Tanzania's position makes it the ideal partner for East African expansion—bridging proven West African operations with untapped Eastern markets.
East Africa's busiest port—17M TEUs capacity, ideal fuel import hub
Fast-growing economy with 6-7% annual GDP growth
Serves Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi, DRC
Strong regional banks with trade finance capabilities
Predictable business environment, pro-investment policies
EAC member • AfCFTA participant • SGR connectivity
Flexible structures designed for different risk appetites and strategic objectives.
Conservative • Immediate Returns
Growth • Institutional Exit
Balanced • Synergistic
| Metric | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Revenue | $12.5M | $18.2M | $26.8M |
| Data Platform Revenue | $0.8M | $2.4M | $6.8M |
| Total Revenue | $13.3M | $20.6M | $33.6M |
| EBITDA Margin | 38% | 42% | 47% |
| Net Profit | $5.1M | $8.7M | $15.8M |
| Active Data Partners | 1,200 | 3,500 | 8,000+ |
Hedging strategies, diversified market portfolio, real-time data for optimal timing
LC requirements, credit insurance, verified buyer network, escrow arrangements
Natural hedges (CFA zone), FX forwards, USD pricing where possible
Multi-country diversification, government relationships, legal counsel in each market
Multiple routing options, GPS tracking, insured shipments, backup carriers
Data moat (competitors lack intelligence), Dangote preferential pricing, first-mover advantage
This is a once-in-a-lifetime convergence: Africa's largest refinery meets continent-wide data intelligence. The foundation is proven. The expansion path is clear. Tanzania is the gateway.
Review full financials, contracts, and market data. Meet the team. Visit operations in Lagos.
$5M pilot trade (West Africa) + Tanzania data network launch with 50 initial partners.
Expand to $17M-$86M trading portfolio + replicate Bolyx model across East Africa.